Common use of Local Context Clause in Contracts

Local Context. A Draft Scheme of Establishment for the Shetland Community Health Partnership was approved by the Board of NHS Shetland and the Shetland Islands Council in December 2004. This was given ministerial approval by the Scottish Executive Health Department in March 2005. In line with statutory guidance the CHP was then established as a formal NHS Board Committee. At the first meeting of the CHP, the committee noted that arrangements had been made to seek nominations from the Patient Focus Public Involvement (PFPI) Steering Group for a representative to serve on the CHP committee until a PPF was formed. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ was duly appointed. The PFPI Steering Group is NHS Shetland’s main group for developing and coordinating the principles of patient focus public involvement as well as being a source of advice for members of staff who require it. A short life working group, which includes a lay member of the PFPI has been formed to further the development of a PPF in Shetland. NHS 100 was established in 2002 by NHS Shetland to provide a forum for engaging with members of the Shetland community about the future shape of healthcare services in Shetland. The members were invited to attend regular meetings to discuss and comment on a variety of health related topics and services. Items of interest were posted on the PFPI website and interested members sent documents for comment. The meetings were advertised and open to the public. The agenda was NHS led and the meetings were chaired by the NHS lead for PFPI. This forum related only to healthcare services and was not explicitly part of the joint CHP structure. The NHS 100 forum was disbanded in July 2010 following the inauguration of the PPF. Alongside the development of the PPF, local partners in Shetland are working towards planning and delivering services more locally and in partnership with local communities rather than the CHP developing a PPF separately, as it is recognised that everyone contributes to the health and well being of individuals and communities. In December 2007 approval was given for the CHP and Joint Future management arrangements to be brought together as the Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP) for Shetland. A temporary project manager was employed in February 2009 to assist in developing the PPF in Shetland. A final draft Constitution was developed by the Core Group and it was agreed that we would implement the draft Constitution in August 2010. In view of the small population size of Shetland, it is envisaged that the role of the PPF will be extended to include hospital services in addition to the health and care services covered by the CHP.

Local Context. A Draft Scheme of Establishment for the Shetland Community Health Partnership was approved by the Board of NHS Shetland and the Shetland Islands Council in December 2004. This was given ministerial approval by the Scottish Executive Health Department in March 2005. In line with statutory guidance the CHP was then established as a formal NHS Board Committee. At the first meeting of the CHP, the committee noted that arrangements had been made to seek nominations from the Patient Focus Public Involvement (PFPI) Steering Group for a representative to serve on the CHP committee until a PPF was formed. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ was duly appointed. The PFPI Steering Group is NHS Shetland’s main group for developing and coordinating the principles of patient focus public involvement as well as being a source of advice for members of staff who require it. A short life working group, which includes a lay member of the PFPI has been formed to further the development of a PPF in Shetland. NHS 100 was established in 2002 by NHS Shetland to provide a forum for engaging with members of the Shetland community about the future shape of healthcare services in Shetland. The members were invited to attend regular meetings to discuss and comment on a variety of health related topics and services. Items of interest were posted on the PFPI website and interested members sent documents for comment. The meetings were advertised and open to the public. The agenda was NHS led and the meetings were chaired by the NHS lead for PFPI. This forum related only to healthcare services and was not explicitly part of the joint CHP structure. The NHS 100 forum was disbanded in July 2010 following the inauguration of the PPF. Alongside the development of the PPF, local partners in Shetland are working towards planning and delivering services more locally and in partnership with local communities rather than the CHP developing a PPF separately, as it is recognised that everyone contributes to the health and well being of individuals and communities. In 2004 the Shetland Community Planning Board agreed on seven localities for Shetland which provide a basis for service planning at a local community level and specifically support future planning for health and social care services within the CHP. The Planning in Localities Steering Group (PiLSG) was formed in August 2006 to oversee a network of local service delivery groups which are being developed throughout the seven planning localities in Shetland with some Local Service Development Groups (LSDGs) working well at identifying and solving local issues that affect services with the CHP area including all of the Council’s services. The aim of the locality arrangements is “to promote genuine community engagement in developing and prioritising local services1”. Currently this network does not have a formal link into the CHP nor does it have any obligations to the CHP in terms of representation on the CHP Committee or sub-committees. In December 2007 approval was given for the CHP and Joint Future management arrangements to be brought together as the Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP) for Shetland. A temporary project manager was employed in February 2009 to assist in developing the PPF in Shetland. A final draft Constitution was developed by the Core Group and it was agreed that we would implement the draft Constitution in August 2010. In view of the small population size of Shetland, it is envisaged that the role of the PPF will be extended to include hospital services in addition to the health and care services covered by the CHP.